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Minnesota shuts down Florida Gulf Coast in second half, wins 77-57

AP
Dec 09, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Joshua Ola-Joseph scored 17 points, Mike Mitchell Jr. added 14 off the bench and Minnesota used a dominant second-half to roll past Florida Gulf Coast 77-57 on Saturday.

Minnesota led 43-41 with 14 1/2 minutes left in the second half before FGCU missed nine shots in a row and went nine-plus minutes without a field goal. Within that run, Mitchell hit a jumper and a 3-pointer that pushed the lead to 10 and hit another 3-pointer that capped a 12-0 run. By the time the Eagles finally made a field goal, the score was 70-48 with 5:13 remaining.

Minnesota scored 40 points in the second half and held FGCU to 24.

Isaiah Ihnen scored 13 points off the bench and Cam Christie added 11 for Minnesota (7-3). Elijah Hawkins had 11 assists for the second consecutive game and scored eight points.

Zach Anderson led FGCU (3-8) with 14 points. Keeshawn Kellman scored 12 points and Dallion Johnson had 11.

The Golden Gophers turned 14 FGCU turnovers into 26 points and committed only seven turnovers of their own. With Mitchell and Ihnen combining for 27 points, Minnesota led 35-18 in bench points, as FGCU stuck to an eight-man rotation. The Gophers made all five of their free throws with four of them by Ola-Joseph.

Minnesota trailed 14-5 in the early going, but a 7-0 burst in which Ola-Joseph scored the first five points capped a rally in which the Golden Gophers took their first lead at 25-24 with five minutes left in the first half. Ola-Joseph finished the half with 11 points on three 3-pointers and two free throws and Minnesota led 37-33.

Minnesota hosts IUPUI on Tuesday in the second game of a stretch of four home non-conference games before Big Ten play resumes in January.

Florida Gulf Coast plays at Mercer on Saturday.

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1st Half
FGCU
Eagles
33
MINN
Golden Gophers
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Keeshawn Kellman vs. Pharrel Payne (Golden Gophers gains possession)
19:40		Pharrel Payne turnover (lost ball) (Dallion Johnson steals)
19:17		Zach Anderson misses two point jump shot
19:15		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
18:50		Elijah Hawkins turnover (lost ball) (Keeshawn Kellman steals)
18:36	+2	Zach Anderson makes two point layup (Rahmir Barno assists)	2-0
18:27		Elijah Hawkins misses two point jump shot
18:25		Zach Anderson defensive rebound
18:11	+2	Keeshawn Kellman makes two point layup	4-0
17:50		Cam Christie misses three point jump shot
17:48		Keeshawn Kellman defensive rebound
17:40		Rahmir Barno misses two point layup
17:38		Cam Christie defensive rebound
17:29		Joshua Ola-Joseph misses three point jump shot
17:27		Dallion Johnson defensive rebound
17:16		Keeshawn Kellman misses two point layup
17:14		Keeshawn Kellman offensive rebound
16:59		Zach Anderson misses two point jump shot
16:57		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
16:37		Elijah Hawkins misses two point jump shot
16:37		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
16:37		Golden Gophers turnover (shot clock violation)
16:17		Rahmir Barno misses two point jump shot
16:15		Cam Christie defensive rebound
15:55	+3	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	4-3
15:41	+3	Zach Anderson makes three point jump shot (Dallion Johnson assists)	7-3
15:06		Cam Christie misses two point jump shot
15:06		Dallion Johnson defensive rebound
15:06		TV timeout
15:06		Jump ball. (Eagles gains possession)
15:06		TV timeout
14:46		Cyrus Largie turnover (traveling)
14:29		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:27		Eagles defensive rebound
14:12	+2	Keeshawn Kellman makes two point dunk (Cyrus Largie assists)	9-3
13:47		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
13:45		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
13:39		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
13:37		Zach Anderson defensive rebound
13:21		Keeshawn Kellman turnover (traveling)
13:13		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:11		Mike Mitchell Jr. offensive rebound
12:54	+2	Parker Fox makes two point dunk (Elijah Hawkins assists)	9-5
12:26	+2	Keeshawn Kellman makes two point layup	11-5
12:05		Parker Fox misses three point jump shot
12:03		Dallion Johnson defensive rebound
11:54	+3	Dallion Johnson makes three point jump shot	14-5
11:54		TV timeout
11:40		Cam Christie misses two point jump shot
11:38		Isaiah Ihnen offensive rebound
11:32		Isaiah Ihnen misses two point layup
11:30		Braeden Carrington offensive rebound
11:27	+2	Cam Christie makes two point layup (Parker Fox assists)	14-7
11:27		Keeshawn Kellman shooting foul (Cam Christie draws the foul)
11:27	+1	Cam Christie makes regular free throw 1 of 1	14-8
11:07		Franco Miller Jr. misses two point layup
11:05		Parker Fox defensive rebound
10:37		Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot
10:35		Isaiah Ihnen offensive rebound
10:28		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:26		Franco Miller Jr. defensive rebound
10:19		Cam Christie personal foul
10:17		Zach Anderson misses two point jump shot
10:15		Braeden Carrington defensive rebound
9:45	+3	Isaiah Ihnen makes three point jump shot (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	14-11
9:26	+3	Dallion Johnson makes three point jump shot	17-11
9:11	+2	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point jump shot (Isaiah Ihnen assists)	17-13
9:09		Eagles 30 second timeout
8:55	+3	Cyrus Largie makes three point jump shot (Zach Anderson assists)	20-13
8:29	+3	Isaiah Ihnen makes three point jump shot (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	20-16
8:07		Joshua Ola-Joseph shooting foul (Cyrus Largie draws the foul)
8:07		TV timeout
8:07	+1	Cyrus Largie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-16
8:07	+1	Cyrus Largie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-16
7:46	+2	Isaiah Ihnen makes two point layup	22-18
7:16		Dallion Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Ihnen steals)
7:07		Joshua Ola-Joseph turnover (offensive goaltending)
6:48	+2	Keeshawn Kellman makes two point jump shot	24-18
6:16	+3	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes three point jump shot	24-21
5:54		Dallion Johnson misses two point jump shot
5:52		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
5:39		Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot
5:39		Joshua Ola-Joseph offensive rebound
5:39		Dallion Johnson shooting foul (Joshua Ola-Joseph draws the foul)
5:39	+1	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-22
5:39	+1	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-23
5:23		Cyrus Largie misses two point jump shot
5:21		Rahmir Barno offensive rebound
5:09		Rahmir Barno misses two point layup
5:09		Keeshawn Kellman offensive rebound
5:09		Keeshawn Kellman turnover (traveling)
5:00	+2	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point layup (Joshua Ola-Joseph assists)	24-25
4:34		Keeshawn Kellman turnover (lost ball) (Pharrel Payne steals)
4:22		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:20		Cyrus Largie defensive rebound
4:13		Braeden Carrington shooting foul (Keeshawn Kellman draws the foul)
4:13		Keeshawn Kellman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:13	+1	Keeshawn Kellman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-25
3:56	+2	Cam Christie makes two point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	25-27
3:27		Dallion Johnson misses two point jump shot
3:25		Zach Anderson offensive rebound
3:14		Zach Anderson turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Hawkins steals)
3:12		Franco Miller Jr. personal foul
3:12		TV timeout
3:06	+3	Elijah Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Pharrel Payne assists)	25-30
2:38	+2	Zach Anderson makes two point jump shot	27-30
2:14		Cam Christie misses two point jump shot
2:12		Cam Christie offensive rebound
2:02	+2	Cam Christie makes two point layup	27-32
1:56		Franco Miller Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:54		Cyrus Largie offensive rebound
1:43	+3	Dallion Johnson makes three point jump shot (Cyrus Largie assists)	30-32
1:31	+3	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	30-35
1:18	+2	Cyrus Largie makes two point layup	32-35
0:54	+2	Braeden Carrington makes two point jump shot	32-37
0:24		Elijah Hawkins shooting foul (Zach Anderson draws the foul)
0:24	+1	Zach Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-37
0:24		Zach Anderson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:24		Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound
0:01		Cam Christie misses two point jump shot
0:00		Dallion Johnson defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FGCU
Eagles
24
MINN
Golden Gophers
40

Time		Play	Score
19:35		Joshua Ola-Joseph misses two point jump shot
19:33		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
19:24		Pharrel Payne misses two point layup
19:22		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
19:20		Dallion Johnson blocks Pharrel Payne's two point layup
19:18		Zach Anderson defensive rebound
19:14		Zach Anderson misses two point jump shot
19:12		Cam Christie defensive rebound
19:01		Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot
18:59		Franco Miller Jr. defensive rebound
18:40		Pharrel Payne blocks Rahmir Barno's two point jump shot
18:38		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
18:34	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)	33-39
18:14	+2	Zach Anderson makes two point jump shot	35-39
17:56	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup (Braeden Carrington assists)	35-41
17:37		Dallion Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:35		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
17:23		Joshua Ola-Joseph misses two point layup
17:21		Zach Anderson defensive rebound
17:16	+2	Rahmir Barno makes two point layup	37-41
16:58		Cam Christie misses three point jump shot
16:56		Rahmir Barno defensive rebound
16:52		Rahmir Barno misses two point jump shot
16:50		Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound
16:23		Elijah Hawkins turnover (out of bounds)
16:08		Braeden Carrington shooting foul (Zach Anderson draws the foul)
16:08	+1	Zach Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-41
16:08		Zach Anderson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:08		Parker Fox defensive rebound
15:51	+2	Cam Christie makes two point jump shot	38-43
15:23		Dallion Johnson misses two point jump shot
15:21		Cam Christie defensive rebound
15:14		TV timeout
15:04		Joshua Ola-Joseph misses two point jump shot
15:02		Cyrus Largie defensive rebound
14:44		Joshua Ola-Joseph personal foul
14:34		Braeden Carrington personal foul (Keeshawn Kellman draws the foul)
14:32	+2	Keeshawn Kellman makes two point dunk (Franco Miller Jr. assists)	40-43
14:32		Parker Fox shooting foul (Keeshawn Kellman draws the foul)
14:32	+1	Keeshawn Kellman makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-43
14:16	+2	Cam Christie makes two point jump shot (Parker Fox assists)	41-45
14:03		Franco Miller Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Parker Fox steals)
13:51	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point layup (Parker Fox assists)	41-47
13:49		Eagles 30 second timeout
13:38		TV timeout
13:38		Isaiah Ihnen shooting foul (Zach Anderson draws the foul)
13:38	+1	Zach Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-47
13:38		Zach Anderson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:38		Parker Fox defensive rebound
13:38		Keeshawn Kellman personal foul (Parker Fox draws the foul)
13:26	+2	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	42-49
13:11		Keeshawn Kellman turnover (traveling)
13:00	+3	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	42-52
12:47		Keeshawn Kellman offensive foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul)
12:47		Keeshawn Kellman turnover (offensive foul)
12:26	+2	Parker Fox makes two point jump shot	42-54
12:10		Cam Christie blocks Zach Anderson's two point layup
12:08		Eagles offensive rebound
11:58		Dallion Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:56		Parker Fox defensive rebound
11:49	+2	Isaiah Ihnen makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)	42-56
11:47		TV timeout
11:47		Eagles 30 second timeout
11:18		Franco Miller Jr. misses two point layup
11:16		Isaiah Ihnen defensive rebound
11:08		Cam Christie misses two point jump shot
11:06		Isaiah Ihnen offensive rebound
10:49		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
10:47		Franco Miller Jr. defensive rebound
10:34		Parker Fox blocks Franco Miller Jr.'s two point jump shot
10:32		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
10:23		Cam Christie misses three point jump shot
10:21		Dallion Johnson defensive rebound
10:16		Elijah Hawkins personal foul
10:13		Keeshawn Kellman offensive foul (Parker Fox draws the foul)
10:13		Keeshawn Kellman turnover (offensive foul)
9:45	+3	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	42-59
9:23		Cam Christie shooting foul (Cyrus Largie draws the foul)
9:23	+1	Cyrus Largie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-59
9:23	+1	Cyrus Largie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-59
8:54		Parker Fox misses three point jump shot
8:52		Zach Anderson defensive rebound
8:38		Zach Anderson misses two point layup
8:36		Dakota Rivers offensive rebound
8:35		Isaiah Ihnen blocks Dakota Rivers's two point layup
8:33		Isaiah Ihnen defensive rebound
8:30	+3	Isaiah Ihnen makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	44-62
8:28		Rahmir Barno turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Hawkins steals)
8:22		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
8:22		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
8:22		Dakota Rivers personal foul
8:17	+2	Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point jump shot	44-64
7:59		Rahmir Barno turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Ihnen steals)
7:59		TV timeout
7:35		Keeshawn Kellman shooting foul (Joshua Ola-Joseph draws the foul)
7:35	+1	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-65
7:35	+1	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-66
7:19		Dallion Johnson misses two point jump shot
7:17		Parker Fox defensive rebound
7:11		Elijah Hawkins misses two point layup
7:09		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
6:56		Parker Fox misses three point jump shot
6:54		Zach Anderson defensive rebound
6:54		Isaiah Ihnen personal foul (Zach Anderson draws the foul)
6:54	+1	Zach Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-66
6:54	+1	Zach Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-66
6:38		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:36		Dakota Rivers defensive rebound
6:20		Zach Anderson misses two point jump shot
6:18		Parker Fox defensive rebound
6:02	+2	Elijah Hawkins makes two point layup	46-68
5:44		Dakota Rivers misses three point jump shot
5:44		Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound
5:44		Zach Anderson personal foul (Joshua Ola-Joseph draws the foul)
5:23	+2	Parker Fox makes two point dunk (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	46-70
5:13	+2	Josiah Shackleford makes two point layup (Rahmir Barno assists)	48-70
4:56	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)	48-72
4:28		Zach Anderson misses two point layup
4:26		Cyrus Largie offensive rebound
4:22		Cyrus Largie turnover (lost ball) (Mike Mitchell Jr. steals)
4:16	+3	Elijah Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	48-75
4:02		Rahmir Barno misses two point jump shot
4:00		Parker Fox defensive rebound
3:58		Parker Fox turnover (Cyrus Largie steals)
3:54	+2	Josiah Shackleford makes two point dunk (Cyrus Largie assists)	50-75
3:52		TV timeout
3:52		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
3:30		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:28		Eagles defensive rebound
3:18	+2	Josiah Shackleford makes two point layup (Cyrus Largie assists)	52-75
2:58		Mike Mitchell Jr. misses two point layup
2:56		Cyrus Largie defensive rebound
2:45	+2	Dallion Johnson makes two point jump shot (Rahmir Barno assists)	54-75
2:20		Cam Christie misses two point jump shot
2:18		Josiah Shackleford defensive rebound
2:04		Josiah Shackleford misses two point jump shot
2:02		Mike Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
1:59		Kadyn Betts turnover (lost ball)
1:49		Rahmir Barno turnover (out of bounds)
1:32	+2	Kris Keinys makes two point layup (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists)	54-77
1:20		Cyrus Largie misses two point layup
1:18		Cam Christie defensive rebound
0:52		Kadyn Betts misses two point jump shot
0:50		Josiah Shackleford defensive rebound
0:23	+3	Dakota Rivers makes three point jump shot (Josiah Shackleford assists)	57-77
0:00		End of period

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Dakota Rivers makes three point jump shot (Josiah Shackleford assists)